2:27 PM,
Feb. 14, 2013

Louisiana State outfielder Mason Katz hopes that this season points to a return to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

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BATON ROUGE, La. - This June will be the fourth anniversary of Louisiana State's last national championship in baseball as well as last its trip to Omaha, Neb., for the College World Series.

It has been so long that there used to be only a ballpark there, where LSU defeated Texas, 11-4, on June 24, 2009, in Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. The CWS moved to TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha in 2011.

Last season, everything seemed right for a return. The Tigers won the Southeastern Conference regular-season title and were a win away from the CWS after winning the first game of a super regional against Stony Brook ...